fish inquire: Leopard Ctenopoma

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v3x10e8

Medium Fish
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Oct 22, 2002
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I have seem this fish Leopard Ctenopoma (Ctenopoma acutirostre)

in many of my lFS for very expensive price. ($10-20 USD).  They are all very small (1 to 2" at most) and cute, but i can't seem to find much info searching through web.  Anyone care to offer their opinion on this fish?
 

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ryuken168

Large Fish
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Oct 22, 2002
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Big Apple, NY
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Ctenopoma Acutirostre is also called Leopard Ctenopoma, Leopard Bushfish and  Spotted Climbing Perch. They are part of the Anabantidae family like the Betta and can breath air. They are a predatory fish from Africa and grow to a max of 6".
I right now keep the Leopard perch w/ dat of my 65 gal. in 6.8 PH w/ a temp of 76-83 F*. They all eat a diet of cut up market shrimp. The one I have in the picture is 3.5 inches and cost me $20. I've seen 1" go for $10-$15 and 2" ones go for $20-$30. That is the going rate in NYC.
Here are some pictures of my Leopard.


 

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ryuken168

Large Fish
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Oct 22, 2002
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Big Apple, NY
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I use to go up to Stony Brook every Thurday nights for parties when my friends attend school there and go fishing the next day at Cedar Beach. I remember a small pond on campus that are stock w/ large mouth Bass. Their was one that we caught and release that was about 20".
Good school....
 

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